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Zicatela surfForecast / Oaxaca / Mexico
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 22 May 2026 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Zicatela surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Zicatela sea temperature is
30.4° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Zicatela today?
The current surf forecast for Zicatela at 6PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (22 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Zicatela. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat morning, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Mon 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | |
208 | 314 | 309 | 309 | 309 | 305 | 309 | 344 | 358 | 489 | 496 | 421 | 421 | 421 | 372 | 376 | 368 | 558 | 581 | 711 | 720 | 832 | 929 | 1179 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:55AM0.96m | 7:15PM1.12m | 7:53AM0.97m | 8:05PM1.03m | 8:50AM0.98m | 8:57PM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:54PM0.07m | 1:40AM0.04m | 1:54PM0.14m | 2:28AM0.07m | 2:56PM0.22m | 3:16AM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | 6:52 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | |
Temp °C | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 |
 kJ | 208 | 314 | 309 | 309 | 309 | 305 | 309 | 344 | 358 | 489 | 496 | 421 | 421 | 421 | 208 | 305 | 309 | 558 | 581 | 711 | 720 | 832 | 929 | 1179 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 57 | 57 | 56 | 57 | 55 | 51 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 372 | 376 | 368 | 29 | 65 | 61 | 60 | 56 | 56 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 21 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 152 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 67 | 15 | 23 | 15 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | SSW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 3 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 39 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 1040 | 1041 | 326 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1040 | 1205 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1048 | 1048 | 326 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
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